International congress on conservation in 21st Century

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International Congress
Conservation as a Factor for Development
in the 21st Century
Valladolid (Spain)
November 5-7, 1997

The Fundacion del Patrimonio Historico de Castilla y Leon (Castilla
y Leon Historic Heritage Foundation) is a non-profit organization
created by the Government of the Castilla y Leon region together with
six major banks from the area. Its main purpose is to contribute to
the conservation and restoration of the historic heritage and help
to be known. The organization of national and international meetings
is one of its main activities. Its aim is to encourage the research
on the preservation of the Spanish and World Heritage and set the
guidelines for future actions. All this will lead to obtain a more
real relationship between society and heritage having into account
the economical development.

With all the above in mind the Foundation is organising a Working
Meeting with the participation of a group of very well known
professionals in the conservation field. There,.the problems of the
preservation of the historic heritage will be analyzed and will be
discussed its role as a factor for development in the next century.

Aim of the Meeting

Spain, after Italy, has the richest historic heritage in the world.
Centuries of history have left us numerous monuments and objects that
now need preservation, some of them very urgently. As a consequence of
the problems associated with their conservation through time, we have a
long tradition in this field.

Conservation has been always present in our history, but its
practice has been very uneven. Relatively recently the different
regional governments have taken the task of preserving their own
heritage and that has given a very positive results. In the case of
Castilla y Leon, this region has used its historic heritage as an
economic factor. Its conservation and restoration has played a major
role.

However, these independent efforts have led to a situation that impedes
to reach a comprehensive view, the accumulated experience is now
disintegrating. The aim of this meeting is to advance in the
establishment of a set of criteria that could be globally accepted.
Lookimg into the 21st century we need a framework that will lead us
through a more effective efforts.

The contact address is:

    Isabel Garcia
    Congress Secretary
    Sanchez Pacheco, 20, 1 A. 28002 Madrid (Spain)
    +34 1 416 09 95
    +Fax: 34 1 474 52 97

Angel Fuentes
Conservator-Restorer In Private Practice
Zaragoza, Spain

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